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Bryan Green appointed Labor leader
Published: Tue 1 Apr 2014, 7:55am
Bryan Green has been unanimously appointed as the Leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party. Mr Green was nominated by outgoing leader Lara Giddings and elected unopposed at today’s meeting of [Read more]
Historic decision to elect Leader of Tasmanian Parliamentary Labor Party
Published: Tue 1 Apr 2014, 7:55am
The Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch today made an historic decision to allow for a rank and file ballot to elect the next Leader of the Tasmanian Parliamentary Labor Party. [Read more]
Special family time for ministers
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 11:15pm
WILL Hodgman was sworn in as Tasmania’s first Liberal Premier in 16 years yesterday. [Read more]
Statement on CFMEU contempt of court
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 4:10pm
“Today the Victorian Branch of the CFMEU was penalised $1.25 million plus costs by the Supreme Court of Victoria for contempt of court for its actions in organising the violent unlawful blockades of Grocon construction [Read more]
Bryan Green takes on Tasmanian Labor leadership after Lara Giddings resigns
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 3:10pm
Bryan Green is the new Labor leader in Tasmania after gaining unanimous support from colleagues. Topics: alp, states-and-territories, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Tasmania's first Liberal Government in 16 years sworn in
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 2:00pm
Tasmania's first Liberal Premier in 16 years has been sworn in. Topics: liberals, states-and-territories, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Confidence strong for dairy farms
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 1:40pm
TASMANIA’s dairy farmers are expressing renewed confidence in the wake of the state election result, a leading rural survey reveals [Read more]
Call to honour promises to police
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 11:20am
TASMANIA’S police union has called on the new Hodgman Government to honour its pre-poll pledges to restore the service. [Read more]
Tasmanian World Heritage Area delisting 'a breach of international obligations'
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 10:35am
The Wilderness Society has told a Senate hearing the Federal Government's move to delist part of Tasmania's World Heritage Area would breach international obligations. The Senate's hearing into the Government's plan to delist 74,000 of [Read more]
Review to ensure effective protections for outworkers
Published: Mon 31 Mar 2014, 9:45am
Minister for Employment, Senator Eric Abetz, today announced that the required post implementation review of the Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act 2012 will begin on April 1. The review is [Read more]